Tears of Metal
Third-person hack-and-slash roguelite where you lead a Scottish battalion
Paper Cult · Released Jul 22, 2026 · Early Access
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 2,586
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 166 in 30 days
- Players
- 58
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 1 week ago
- Oct 21, 2026
What is Tears of Metal?
A third-person action roguelite set on a medieval fantasy island, where you reclaim your home from invaders mining the Dragon Stone. You fight enemy hordes across successive battlefields, combining artifacts and abilities into different builds. Between campaigns, your soldiers gain permanent skills and you expand a settlement to unlock shops and upgrades.
For you if...
- +you want online co-op for up to four players
- +you like challenging battles against large groups of enemies
Not for you if...
- −you dislike replaying campaigns to earn permanent upgrades
- −you want a finished game rather than early access
What players say
85% of 2,586 reviews are positive · 86% of 166 in the last 30 days
Players praise the combat, art style, and soundtrack. Recent complaints focus on repetitive runs and slow pacing, while some players also find the available content too limited.
Screenshots and trailer
Tears of Metal system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 1070, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Dual Core 2.4GHz
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 1070 or equivalent
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Quad Core - 3GHz
- Graphics
- GeForce RTX Series 20
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Tears of Metal have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.
Does Tears of Metal run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 89
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain.
Does Tears of Metal use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Early Access
- Action Roguelike
- Hack and Slash
- Musou
- Co-op
- Medieval
- Difficult
- Third Person
- Dark Fantasy
- Multiplayer
- Fighting
- Replay Value
- Singleplayer
- Roguelike
- Action
- Beat 'em up
Recent updates
- Oct 21, 2026 · The Experimental Branch Update 🔧
- Sep 30, 2026 · Patch Notes - 2026-09-30 - v0.17.60380
- Sep 24, 2026 · 📜 New Patch - Meta-progression Improvement
- Sep 8, 2026 · 📜 New Patch - Big Bug Fixing Pass
- Aug 14, 2026 · Patch Notes - 2026-08-14 - v.0.14.58630 - Multiplayer Bug Fixes